What is the Greatest Common Factor of 13500 and 13505?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 13500 and 13505 is 5.

GCF(13500,13505) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 13500 and 13505, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 13500 and 13505.

How to find the GCF of 13500 and 13505?

We will first find the prime factorization of 13500 and 13505. After we will calculate the factors of 13500 and 13505 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 13500

Prime factors of 13500 are 2, 3, 5. Prime factorization of 13500 in exponential form is:

13500 = 2² × 3³ × 5³

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 13505

Prime factors of 13505 are 5, 37, 73. Prime factorization of 13505 in exponential form is:

13505 = 5¹ × 37¹ × 73¹

Step-3: Factors of 13500

List of positive integer factors of 13500 that divides 13500 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12, 15, 18, 20, 25, 27, 30, 36, 45, 50, 54, 60, 75, 90, 100, 108, 125, 135, 150, 180, 225, 250, 270, 300, 375, 450, 500, 540, 675, 750, 900, 1125, 1350, 1500, 2250, 2700, 3375, 4500, 6750

Step-4: Factors of 13505

List of positive integer factors of 13505 that divides 13500 without a remainder.

1, 5, 37, 73, 185, 365, 2701

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 13500 and 13505. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 13500 and 13505 is 5.

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